Ryan Hemsworth

Ryan Hemsworth (born 23 April 1990) is a Canadian record producer and DJ. He specialises in electronic music and sampling. He has produced tracks for Tinashe, Tory Lanez, Mitski, and E-40.

Biography

Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hemsworth attended University of King's College, where he studied journalism.

In 2011, Hemsworth released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled ''Distorted''. His 2013 album, ''Guilt Trips'', was released by Last Gang Records. It won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. In 2014, he released an album, '' Alone for the First Time'', which was placed at number 3 on CMJ's "30 Best Albums of 2014" list. In 2015, he self-released a collaborative EP with Lucas, titled ''Taking Flight''.

Secret Songs

Hemsworth launched his label Secret Songs in 2014. It has since released music from artists across the world including Tennyson, GFOTY, and Kero Kero Bonito. It has also released compilation albums such as ''shh#ffb6c1'' and ''shh#000000''.

Quarter-Life Crisis

In 2020, Hemsworth signed to Saddle Creek under the moniker Quarter-Life Crisis. The self-titled ''Quarter-Life Crisis'' EP released December 2020 features Frances Quinlan, Hand Habits, and Claud.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Distorted'' (2011)
* ''Guilt Trips'' (2013)
* '' Alone for the First Time'' (2014)
* ''Elsewhere'' (2018)
* ''Radio Active'' (2022)

Mixtapes

* ''Ryanpack Vol. 1'' (2013)
* ''Ryanpack Vol. 2'' (2015)
* ''Ryanpack Vol. 3'' (2020)

Extended plays

* ''Cover Yr Shame'' (2010)
* ''No Plans'' (2011)
* ''A Way'' (2011)
* ''Kitsch Genius'' (2012)
* ''Last Words'' (2012)
* ''Still Awake'' (2013)
* ''Taking Flight'' (2015)
* ''Circus Circus'' (2019)
* ''Pout'' (2020)
* ''Quarter-Life Crisis'' (2020)

Singles

* "We Deserve This" (2010)
* "Someone to Make You Crazy" (2011)
* "Day 'n' Nite" (2013)
* "Every Square Inch" (2014)
* "Gods" (2014)
* "Cream Soda" (2014)
* "Afterglow" (2015)
* "How It Felt" (2016)
* "Burying the Sun" (2016)
* "Wait" (2016)
* "In the Sky" (2016)
* "Commas" (2016)
* "Holy" (2016)
* "Hunnid" (2017)
* "Four Seasons" (2018)
* "Think About U" (2018)
* "Special Girl" (2018)
* "Tiny Tea Room" (2019)
*"New Life / Sun Up" (2020)
* "Cold Feet" (2020)
*"Keep Touch" (2020)

Productions

* Shady Blaze – "Dreamin", "Hood Nigga" and "Put the Speed On" from ''Rappers Ain't $#!% Without a Producer'' (2011)
* Vulkan the Krusader – "Industry People" from ''V for Vendetta'' (2011)
* Deniro Farrar – "Faith in Something", "Rich Ass Nigga", "No Games" and "Dublin" from ''Destiny Altered'' (2012)
* Shady Blaze – "Celebration" and "Faith in Something" from ''The Grind, Hustle & Talent'' (2012)
* Mishka & Rad Reef – "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012)
* Aaron Cohen – "Wasting Time" from ''Murk'' (2012)
* Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze – "43 Hours In", "Fallen Soldiers", "Cold Blood" and "Madonna" from '' Kill or Be Killed'' (2012)
* Hollywood Squadda – "Charles Glover" from ''My Room Look Like a Mall'' (2012)
* Shady Blaze – "51/50" from ''The Anomaly of Hip Hop'' (2012)
* Sole – "Letter to a Young Rapper" from '' A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' (2012)
* Deniro Farrar – "Big Tookie" from ''The Patriarch'' (2013)
* Piu Piu – "W O" from ''Nightintale'' (2013)
* Starlito – "Again" and "Can't Get Over You" from ''Fried Turkey'' (2013)
* Deniro Farrar – "Separate" from ''The Patriarch II'' (2013)
* Kitty, Sasha Go Hard and Tink – "Spotless" from ''Druture Presents: Out of Towner Vol.1'' (2013)
* Abgohard and Slater – "GTA" from ''Rich Yung Pimp'' (2014)
* The Underachievers – "Incandescent" from '' Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium'' (2014)
* Swet Shop Boys – "Benny Lava" from ''Swet Shop'' (2014)
* Tory Lanez – "Mama Told Me" from ''Lost Cause'' (2014)
* Tinashe – "Wrong" from ''Amethyst'' (2015)
* Jose Guapo and Hoodrich Pablo Juan – "Juggin' Dat Pack" from ''Million Dollar Plugs 2'' (2016)
* Cadell – "Off White" from ''London: The Album'' (2017)
* Adamn Killa – "Separate" from ''I Am Adamn'' (2017)
* Joji – "R.I.P." from ''Ballads 1'' (2018)
*Jamie Isaac – "Melt" and "Drifted" from '' (04:30) Idler'' (2018)
* Yurufuwa Gang – "Hybrid" and "Speed" from ''Mars Ice House II'' (2018)
* Riri – "Luv Luv" (2019)
*Lightshow – "Everything I Came For" from ''If These Walls Could Talk 2'' (2019)
*Ambré – "fubu" from ''Pulp'' (2019)
*Jung Jin Hyeong – "Emergency" from ''SOAR'' (2019)

Remixes

* Kanye West – "All of the Lights" (2011)
* Grimes – "Genesis" (2012)
* Main Attrakionz – "8ball" (2012)
* Toboggan – "Bermuda" (2012)
* Frank Ocean – " Thinkin Bout You" (2012)
* Tinashe – "Boss" (2012)
* Bruiser Brigade – "Errthang" (2012)
* Jenn Mierau – "A Little Blue" (2012)
* Mikky Ekko – "Pull Me Down" (2012)
* Lianne La Havas – "Age" (2012)
* Monolithium – "Bounce 4 Life" (2012)
* The 1975 – "Sex" (2012)
* Chaos in the CBD – "Never Ending" (2012)
* Mike Din – "Losing You" (2012)
* Cat Power – "Manhattan" (2013)
* Rhye – "Open" (2013)
* Lana Del Rey – "Summertime Sadness" (2013)
* Outkast – "Return of the G" (2013)
* Backstreet Boys – "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (2013)
* Migos – "Bando" (2013)
* Birdy Nam Nam – " (The Golden Era) Of El Cobra Discoteca" (2013)
* ASAP Rocky – "Thuggin' Noise" (2013)
* Lorde – "Ribs" (2013)
* Beyoncé – "Mine" (2013)
* Disclosure – "F for You" (2013)
* Sinead Harnett – "No Other Way" (2014)
* Wave Racer – "Streamers" (2014)
* Mitski – "Francis Forever" (2015)
* Club cheval – "Discipline" (2015)
* Skylar Spence – "Can't You See" (2015)
* Nothing – "Nineteen Ninety Heaven" (2016)
* Joji – "Will He" (2018)
*Rina Sawayama – "Cherry" (2018)
*ILLENIUM – "Every Piece of Me (with Echos)" (2020)
*Alina Baraz – More Than Enough (2020)
* Francis Quinlan – Lean (2021)

Awards

* 2014: Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year
* 2014: SOCAN Breakout Awardhttp://www.socan.ca/files/pdf/SOCAN%20Awards-Winners%20List-June%202014-FINAL-EN_1.pdf

References

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1990 births
Living people
Canadian electronic musicians
Canadian hip hop record producers
Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia
University of King's College alumni
Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year winners